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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions of Juliette is NOT true?

2. What did Tati's supervisor attempt to do when Antonia was visiting Tati at work as a child?

3. What is Antoina's last name?

4. How does Juliet die?

5. How long is the course in which the scientists are away from their families?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Jonathan and Ruby reunited after arriving home?

2. Who is Sebastian Dunitz and how does he affect Antonia and RIchard's marriage?

3. What were the ages of Jonathan and Ruby's children throughout the course of the story?

4. Who is Catherine, and what relationship does she have to Sara Anne?

5. What happened to Antonia when she visited her grandfather at work when he had a new German supervisor?

6. How does Sara Anne's life change after Christopher becomes engaged to Juliet?

7. How did Jonathan and Ruby treat each other once they returned to the mainland?

8. When is the story "The English Pupil" set?

9. What happened on the eighteenth night of the retreat?

10. When was Antonia born, and how did her birth fit into her family's immigration plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Rare Bird" there are two differing theories about where and how swallows overwinter. First, present the two differing scientific views about the bird behavior, and then discuss at least two experiments performed to prove these theories true or false. In the end, what conclusion did the scientists come to about the bird behavior? What impact did this conclusion have? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Although Nora can't read at the beginning of "Ship Fever" she brings with her from Ireland a knowledge of traditional medicine that proves to be useful, and possibly influences the course of the epidemic on the island. What do you think Barrett is trying to say about the intersection here of "professional" and "amateur" science? What does Nora take with her, when she leaves the island for her new life?

Essay Topic 3

The Billip children in the story "Rare Bird" were highly educated and quite wealthy. How did this upbringing affect the children into their adulthood? Which of the children could symbolically be considered the titular "Rare Bird"? How can you tell? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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